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Breaking News Wed, 27 Aug 2008
 Tundra and icebergs in Arctic - Environment  - Global Warming - Nature - pjb1
Arctic   Ocean   Photos   Scientists   Weather  
 The Oklahoman 
Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record
Associated Press | WASHINGTON (AP) -- More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming "tipping point" in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes: Sea ice in the Ar... (photo: GFDL)
 Flooding caused by a Severe Thunderstorm in Hialeah, Florida.  hf1
Enviroment   Nature   Photos   US   Weather  
 Star Tribune 
Rain is no drought buster, but a welcome relief
| Rain gauges at the National Weather Service in Chanhassen were pressed into service for the first time in nearly two weeks as a line of showers and thunderstorms moved across central Minnesota over ... (photo: GFDL)
An aerial view of a flood affected Madhepura town is seen, in north Bihar state, India, Wednesday, Aug.27, 2008.  USA Today 
Rescue workers rush to flood-hit northern India
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | PATNA, India (AP) — Indian officials rushed soldiers and air force helicopters Wednesday to flood-ravaged parts of northern India to provi... (photo: AP / Aftab Alam Siddiqui)
Aid   Floods   India   Photos   Rescue  
Opium  TVNZ 
Weather affects Afghan drug crop
Aug 27, 2008 11:30 AM | Opium production dropped in Afghanistan this year for the first time since 2001, the United Nations said, but that may have more to do with the weather than international effor... (photo: Creative commons / ComputerHotline )
Afghanistan   Agriculture   Drugs   Photos   Weather  
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INDIA-FLOOD-PEOPLE (BM5) The News International
India's 'river of sorrow' threatens more floods
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | PATNA, India: Rising rivers in eastern India swamped new areas and destroyed homes on Tuesday, affecting more than 2 million people, as some ... (photo: WN / bhaskar)
Floods   India   Photos   Rains   Weather  
 Forest Fire - Wildfires - Disasters / aaeh Knox News
Heavy rain snuffs fire near Rocky Top
| A forest fire near Del Rio in Cocke County that burned more than 1,800 acres over the past few days appears to have been knocked back by heavy rainfall, according to th... (photo: U.S. federal government)
Disaster   Environment   Forest   Nature   Photos  
A police officer wades through flood waters toward residents standing outside their flooded home in Puerto Salgar village in Colombia, Wednesday, May 28, 2008. CNN
Flood rages through 1,000 Indian villages
| NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Floodwaters raged through more than 1,000 villages unaccustomed to high water after a river in northeast India burst its banks, UNICEF India a... (photo: AP / William Fernando Martinez)
Flood   India   Photos   Survivors   Villages  
INDIA-RIVER-EROCTION The Australian
River changes course, traps a million
| MORE than one million people have been trapped by floodwaters in eastern India after heavy monsoon showers caused a major river to shift its course. Rain in Bihar state... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Disasters   Floods   India   Monsoon   Photos  
Lake Tahoe California Nevada The Press Democrat
Summer's not over yet
| Temperatures mid-week should break 100 degrees in the hottest areas of the North Bay, as well as the East Bay and into the Sacramento Valley. | "We're looking at sunny ... (photo: Creative Commons / Christian Abend)
People   Photos   Sacramento   Summer   Weather  
Houston, TX, September 21, 2005- Traffic on US 45 was virtually one way north as Galveston citizens evacuated the coastal flood plains.   Recent memories of Hurricane Katrina sent people scrambling to prepare for Hurricane Rita.  Photo by Ed Edahl/FEMA The State
Traffic and weather conditions
| Today's interactive commute map and weather information: | Click here for more weather information, including the video forecast | Traffic | LATEST INCIDENTS: I-26 E be... (photo: Public Domain / Tom )
Injury   Photos   Traffic   Vehicles   Weather  
 Residents walk through a street flooded by rain caused by Hurricane Dean as it moves along Haiti´s southern coast in Les Cayes, about 147 kms (92 miles) from Port-au-Prince, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007. (kv1) USA Today
Hurricane Gustav gaining strength south of Haiti
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | |  THE 2008 HURRICANE SEASONStorm names, dates: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hurricane Gustav contin... (photo: AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Caribbean   Haiti   Hurricane   Photos   Weather  
Flooded Street - heavy rains Inquirer
'Lawin' maintains strength on way to Central, Southern Luzon
| Most Read News (UPDATE 6) PAF confirms crash of C-130 in Davao Gulf (UPDATE 2) PCGG chief links Mike Arroyo lawyer to CA row 'Lumad' want self-rule, too 'To get to the ... (photo: WN / james)
Floods   Philippines   Photos   Travelers   Weather  
Members of the 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, make their way past a make-shift tow truck in a high water vehicle as they search flooded roads and properties in search if people that need assistance or evacuation here.  The Florida National Guard continues to assist civilian agencies with nearly 500 Soldiers and Airmen supporting logistical operations and high water vehicle rescue across central and northern Florida. The Press Democrat
Fay's remnants soak drought-parched South
| Floridians, meanwhile, continued to mop up floodwaters created by the storm that stuck around for a week and made a historic four landfalls, dumping more than 30 inches... (photo: US Army / Spc. Andrew Hillegass )
Flooding   Florida   Photos   Storm   Weather  
Turtle - Reptile - Wildlife - Nature.(ps1) Florida Times Union
Fay leaves most turtle nests intact
| BRUNSWICK - Tropical Storm Fay destroyed fewer loggerhead sea turtle nests on Georgia beaches than originally feared, state wildlife biologists said Monday. |  &nb... (photo: Public Domain / -)
Georgia   Photos   Storm   Weather   Wildlife  
Climate Change Storms & Hurricanes
- Ghana Environmentalists See Local Cause and Effect of Climat
- Climate change report outlines problems to expect
- More Locals 'Concerned' About Climate Change
- New Report Calls into Question 'Man-Made' Climate Ch
Crucial to keep open mind in a climate of change
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- New Orleans braces for Gustav
- Deadly Gustav churns toward Cuba, Gulf of Mexico
- Gustav kills 22, heads for US
- Oil prices rise as intensifying hurricane threatens US Gulf
A man, carrying a rooster, walks through a flooded street during heavy rains caused by Hurricane Gustav in Port-au-Prince,Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008
Gustav weakens but could become hurricane again
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Floods Droughts
- Macarthur Coal profit hit by production problems
- Deadly Gustav churns toward Cuba, Gulf of Mexico
- Gustav kills 22, heads for US
- Bihar town echoes with emptiness as water floods in, people
 Flood in India, July 2004
Food riots as Bihar floods destroy 250,000 homes
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- Is rain a drought killer?
- UN Humanitarian Chief to Visit Drought-Ravaged Country
- Moneysupermarket suffers from loans drought
- Rain is no drought buster, but a welcome relief
 Flooding caused by a Severe Thunderstorm in Hialeah, Florida.  hf1
Rain is no drought buster, but a welcome relief
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Environment Pollution
- Climate talks advance on saving forests
- Farmers count the cost as rain ruins wheat harvest
- Illegal fish pens, cages on Manila Bay dismantled
- Isuzu marks 11th anniversary with La Mesa donation
Isuzu Philippines - Davao City
Isuzu marks 11th anniversary with La Mesa donation
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- Law tweaked to save public purse
- Report: Reduction on car emissions not enough
- Coalition to scuttle Iemma electricity sale
- Families to carry gas firm's $2.5bn tax
CHEVROLET - CARS - ROAD - TRAFFIC - AIR POLLUTION
Report: Reduction on car emissions not enough
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Wildlife Natural Disasters
- New leader for NC Wildlife Resources Commission
- GOP platform writers aim to help McCain by steering clear of
- Public urged to avoid wildlife contact
- Taskforce 'won't help starving koalas'
Koala climbing tree/ntf1
Taskforce 'won't help starving koalas'
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- Gustav kills 22, heads for US
- Storm Gustav kills 22 in Caribbean, heads for Gulf
- Storm Gustav kills 23 in Caribbean, heads for Gulf
- Gustav kills 22; New Orleans makes evacuation plan
A man, carrying a rooster, walks through a flooded street during heavy rains caused by Hurricane Gustav in Port-au-Prince,Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008
Gustav weakens but could become hurricane again
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